mediate
[ verb mee-dee-eyt; adjective mee-dee-it ]
/ verb ˈmi diˌeɪt; adjective ˈmi di ɪt /
verb (used with object), me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing.
to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
to bring about (an agreement, accord, truce, peace, etc.) as an intermediary between parties by compromise, reconciliation, removal of misunderstanding, etc.
to effect (a result) or convey (a message, gift, etc.) by or as if by an intermediary.
verb (used without object), me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing.
to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.
to occupy an intermediate place or position.
adjective
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
SYNONYMS FOR mediate
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Example sentences from the Web for mediate
The writer wants to believe his genius is arriving, pristine, unmediated, to his readers all over the world.
Readers, wherever they are from, want to feel that they are in direct, unmediated contact with greatness.
But at the end we must confess that the notion of real cognition involves an unmediated dualism of the knower and the known.
The Meaning of Truth|William JamesWhatever his religion, he is morally authorised to labour against these unmediated evils with the heartiest intolerance.
The Sources Of Religious Insight|Josiah Royce
British Dictionary definitions for mediate
mediate
verb (ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt)
adjective (ˈmiːdɪɪt)
Derived forms of mediate
Word Origin for mediate
C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle
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Medical definitions for mediate
mediate
[ mē′dē-āt′ ]
v.
To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism.
adj.
Being in a middle position.
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Scientific definitions for mediate
mediate
[ mē′dē-āt′ ]
To effect or convey a force between subatomic particles. The gauge bosons, for example, mediate the four fundamental forces of nature.
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